How to prepare samples for Stimulated Raman Scattering
Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS) is an emerging microscopy technique that images the vibrations of chemical bonds within a specimen. It allows researchers to probe the endogenous chemistry or…Read article
Step by Step Guide to the Molecular Basics of CARS Microscopy
CARS (Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering) microscopy is a dye-free method which images structures by displaying the characteristic intrinsic vibrational contrast of their molecules. The crucial…Read article
Stimulated Raman Scattering Microscopy Probes Neurodegenerative Disease
Despite decades of research, the molecular mechanisms underlying some of the most severe neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s, remain poorly understood. The progression of…Read article
Coherent Raman Scattering Microscopy Publication List
CRS (Coherent Raman Scattering) microscopy is an umbrella term for label-free methods that image biological structures by exploiting the characteristic, intrinsic vibrational contrast of their…Read article
Coherent Raman Scattering (CRS) Microscopy: A vast and growing range of applications revealed
Leica Microsystems‘ Workshop on Coherent Raman Scattering (CRS) Microscopy attracted 30 enthusiastic participants from all over the world to beautiful Konstanz, Germany! The group enjoyed a number of…Read article
Direct visualization of the arterial wall water permeability barrier using CARS microscopy
The artery wall is equipped with a water permeation barrier that allows blood to flow at high pressure without significant water leak. The precise location of this barrier is unknown despite its…Read article
Chemical Basis for Alteration of an Intraocular Lens Using a Femtosecond Laser
The chemical basis for the alteration of the refractive properties of an intraocular lens with a femtosecond laser was investigated. Three different microscope setups have been used for the study:…Read article
Coupling of vinculin to F-actin requires Syndecan-4 proteoglycan
Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans act as a cell surface co-receptors for many proteins in which a signal is sent downstream via its cytosolic domain. The role of syndecan-4 proteoglycans in FA assembly…Read article
Unmask the Hidden without Probes: CARS
Fluorescence microscopy assumed a pivotal role in cell biology once it was possible to stain cell components selectively by fluorescing dyes. One of the first explorers of targeted stainings, Paul…Read article
CARS Microscopy: Imaging Characteristic Vibrational Contrast of Molecules
Coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscopy is a technique that generates images based on the vibrational signatures of molecules. This imaging methods does not require labeling, yet…Read article
An Introduction to CARS Microscopy
CARS overcomes the drawbacks of conventional staining methods by the intrinsic characteristics of the method. CARS does not require labeling because it is highly specific to molecular compounds which…Read article
Good Vibrations
In recent years, new molecular imaging techniques, such as coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering microscopy (CARS), have been developed for rapid vibrational imaging of living cells.Read article
CARS and Confocal
The most important drawback of single-photon and multiphoton confocal microscopy is the need to label the specimen. CARS (Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy) addresses this issue because it is…Read article
